CounterPath softphone suite
The CounterPath softphone suite is comprised of desktop and mobile applications which enable consumers or business users to make VoIP (Voice over IP) audio and video calls, send Instant Messages and manage their presence, all in an easy-to-use software application. Proven interoperable with many of the industry’s standard platforms and devices, including Adtran, Allworx, NEC's dsx, & Xorcom.
- Bria
- eyeBeam
- X-Lite (Free)
Bria 3 is a carrier-grade next generation softphone application that enables you to manage your communications easily and efficiently – all from your computer desktop. Replacing or complementing your hard phone, the Bria softphone allows you to make VoIP and Video calls over IP, see when your contacts are available, send Instant Messages and transfer files with ease and efficiency.
Built on SIP and open standards, Bria is proven interoperable with many of the industry’s standard platforms and devices. It now also includes features specifically designed for business and enterprise users and can be deployed within an enterprise environment either by manual configuration via the softphone Graphical User Interface (GUI) or by using a provisioning server.
The latest softphone technology
Bria 3 is the first CounterPath softphone based on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and .net for Windows, and Cocoa for Mac, the most flexible user interface frameworks currently available. This foundation enables a dynamic interface with new task flows and customization options for an unprecedented user experience.
Explore the Bria 3 Editions
Android Edition
Using the device’s existing contact list, Bria Android Edition facilitates easy and effective communication management with an intuitive interface. Deskphone-class calling functionality includes the ability to swap between two calls, merge calls and perform attended and unattended transfers.
Bria Android Edition incorporates advanced security settings which allow for secure call signaling. It also contains enhanced audio features including G.711, GSM, iLBC and an optional G.729 codec.
Bria Android Edition works seamlessly with other CounterPath desktop and convergence solutions, as well as with enterprise and carrier infrastructure equipment from major vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, BroadSoft, Metaswitch, Avaya, Cisco and NEC. Bria Android Edition also supports Asterisk-based telephony systems.
Standard Phone Features:
Bria Android Edition has all the standard telephone features, including:
iPhone Edition
Using the iPhone or iPod's existing contact list, Bria iPhone Edition facilitates easy and effective communication management with an intuitive interface that accommodates multiple calls. Call functionality includes the ability to swap between two calls, merge and split calls and perform attended and unattended transfers.
Bria iPhone Edition incorporates advanced security settings which allow for secure call signalling and audio encryption. It also contains enhanced audio features including G.711, G.722, GSM, iLBC and an optional G.729 codec.
Bria iPhone Edition is a superior iPhone VoIP application for enterprises as it can be used as an extension to your PBX.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook®
Appearing simply as an additional toolbar in Outlook, Bria for Microsoft Outlook is convenient and easy to use and promotes increased collaboration with colleagues and customers, leading to improved efficiency and productivity in the workplace.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook offers a full range of telephony features plus the ability to send and receive Instant Messages and monitor your contacts' presence status. It offers multi-language support including: English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook® is a plug-in that adds an enterprise-grade softphone to your Outlook application, enabling you to make and receive phone calls and use phone features directly from your contact list, emails and Outlook desktop.
Appearing simply as an additional toolbar in Outlook, Bria for Microsoft Outlook is convenient and easy to use and promotes increased collaboration with colleagues and customers, leading to improved efficiency and productivity in the workplace.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook offers a full range of telephony features plus the ability to send and receive Instant Messages and monitor your contacts' presence status. It offers multi-language support including: English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German.
Built on SIP and open standards, Bria is proven interoperable with many of the industry’s standard platforms and devices. It now also includes features specifically designed for business and enterprise users and can be deployed within an enterprise environment either by manual configuration via the softphone Graphical User Interface (GUI) or by using a provisioning server.
The latest softphone technology
Bria 3 is the first CounterPath softphone based on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and .net for Windows, and Cocoa for Mac, the most flexible user interface frameworks currently available. This foundation enables a dynamic interface with new task flows and customization options for an unprecedented user experience.
Explore the Bria 3 Editions
Bria Android Edition
A highly secure, standards-based mobile VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.Using the device’s existing contact list, Bria Android Edition facilitates easy and effective communication management with an intuitive interface. Deskphone-class calling functionality includes the ability to swap between two calls, merge calls and perform attended and unattended transfers.
Bria Android Edition incorporates advanced security settings which allow for secure call signaling. It also contains enhanced audio features including G.711, GSM, iLBC and an optional G.729 codec.
Bria Android Edition works seamlessly with other CounterPath desktop and convergence solutions, as well as with enterprise and carrier infrastructure equipment from major vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, BroadSoft, Metaswitch, Avaya, Cisco and NEC. Bria Android Edition also supports Asterisk-based telephony systems.
Standard Phone Features:
Bria Android Edition has all the standard telephone features, including:
- Support for an account on any SIP-compliant server
- Multi-tasking support for background operation, such as fielding incoming calls while using other applications
- Call display and voicemail indicator
- Voicemail support
- Speakerphone, Mute and Hold
- A detailed call history pane that displays dialed, answered and missed calls, along with ability to delete entries
- Contact List – leveraging the phone’s native address book
- The ability to work with the native dialer (a.k.a. Call Intercept)
- Ringtones and contact avatars
- Dial plan support (softphone-side)
- Multiple call support
- Swap between two active calls
- Merge calls (three-way conferencing support)
- Call transfer (attended and unattended)
- Audio codecs include G.711a/u, iLBC and GSM
- Option to purchase with or without G.729 codec
- Automatic codec selection to ensure optimal call quality
- Noise reduction
- DTMF support: the ability to enter number into an auto attendant
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via RFC 2833 or SIP INFO
Bria iPhone Edition
A SIP-based phone for Apple iPhone and iPod touch that uses a Wi-Fi or 3G connection to make and receive calls.
Using the iPhone or iPod's existing contact list, Bria iPhone Edition facilitates easy and effective communication management with an intuitive interface that accommodates multiple calls. Call functionality includes the ability to swap between two calls, merge and split calls and perform attended and unattended transfers.
Bria iPhone Edition incorporates advanced security settings which allow for secure call signalling and audio encryption. It also contains enhanced audio features including G.711, G.722, GSM, iLBC and an optional G.729 codec.
Bria iPhone Edition is a superior iPhone VoIP application for enterprises as it can be used as an extension to your PBX.
Standard Phone Features
Bria iPhone has all the standard telephone features, including:
- Full SIP Compliance - enabling use of any SIP-compliant server
- Multiple account support - up to eight accounts
- Multitasking capabilities – for use with the Apple iOS 4 operating system on the following supported devices: iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and the third-generation iPod touch (32GB and 64GB models from late 2009)
- Call display and voicemail indicator
- Speakerphone, Mute and Hold
- Call history – list of received, missed and dialed calls
- Contact List and Contact Favorites – Leveraging the iPhone Contacts
- Ringtones and contact avatars
- Dial plan support
- Custom wallpaper
- Multiple Call Support
- Swap between two active calls
- Merge and Split calls (Three-way conferencing support)
- Call transfer (attended and unattended)
- Audio codecs include G.711, G.722, GSM and iLBC
- G.729 ready (option to purchase in app)
- Noise Reduction
- Support for DTMF: the ability to enter numbers to use an auto attendant
- Via RFC 2833 or SIP INFO
- VPN Support
Advanced Features
- NAT traversal
- Application Managed, Server Managed or User Specified
- Global IP Support
- STUN & ICE
- Media Efficiency and Quality
- VAD (Voice Activation Detection)
- QoS (Quality of Service)
- ToS Marking
- High Resolution Images for iPhone 4
- Security and Encryption
- TLS and SRTP (Secure call signaling and audio encryption)
- DNS SRV record lookups
- Call quality statistics
Accessories
The following accessories are supported:
- Headset with microphone (including Bluetooth™): Bria uses the ear-piece and microphone on the headset.
- Headphones (no microphone): Bria uses the ear-piece on the headphone and the built-in microphone on the iPhone.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook®
A plug-in that adds an enterprise-grade softphone to your Outlook application, enabling you to make and receive phone calls and use phone features directly from your contact list, emails and Outlook desktop.Appearing simply as an additional toolbar in Outlook, Bria for Microsoft Outlook is convenient and easy to use and promotes increased collaboration with colleagues and customers, leading to improved efficiency and productivity in the workplace.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook offers a full range of telephony features plus the ability to send and receive Instant Messages and monitor your contacts' presence status. It offers multi-language support including: English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook® is a plug-in that adds an enterprise-grade softphone to your Outlook application, enabling you to make and receive phone calls and use phone features directly from your contact list, emails and Outlook desktop.
Appearing simply as an additional toolbar in Outlook, Bria for Microsoft Outlook is convenient and easy to use and promotes increased collaboration with colleagues and customers, leading to improved efficiency and productivity in the workplace.
Bria for Microsoft Outlook offers a full range of telephony features plus the ability to send and receive Instant Messages and monitor your contacts' presence status. It offers multi-language support including: English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German.
Benefits
- Seamless integration into Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Exchange
- Make, receive, and manage calls through Microsoft Outlook using PC speakers and microphone or USB headset
- Expand the effectiveness of Microsoft desktop applications by adding phone features
- Promote the use of VoIP with an easy to use softphone as a cost effective way to make calls
- Add your company's brand to Microsoft's valuable desktop real estate
- Enhance workgroup and personal effectiveness by increasing communication with colleagues, customers and friends
Features
Bria for Microsoft Outlook® offers carrier-grade audio and uses standard Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for simplified integration with ITSPs and multiple vendor PBXs (both SIP-enabled and legacy through a SIP/PSTN gateway). It has been proven to interoperate with many of the major VoIP equipment manufacturers and system integrators.Telephony Features
- Call Display
- Zero Tough Configuration
- Call Transfer
- Quick Transfer
- Automatic Gain Control
- Microphone and Speaker Device Selector
- Call Forwarding
- Voicemail Support
- Speakerphone
- Click to Dial
- Smart Tag Integration
- Redial List
- Caller ID
- Call Timer
- Call History
- Mute
- Missed Call Indicator
- Direct IP to IP Calling
- Call Hold
- Call Waiting
- Auto-complete
- inbound Call Notification
- Inbound Call Management 'Ignore' and 'Go to Voicemail'
- Multiple Simultaneous Calls
- Dialpad
- Multi-Language Support including: English (US), International French, Dutch, International Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and German
Contact Management Features
- Microsoft Outlook Contact List Integration
- Add caller as new contact
- Smart Contact Matching/Editing
- Contact Call History
- Call from email
- Call from meeting
- Subscribe to and monitor other users' presence and status
- Manage your presence status
- Send and receive Instant Messages
Media Features
- Support for a long list of narrow, wideband carrier-grade codecs
Network Features
- Multiple SIP proxy registrations
- SIP TCP and UDP Support/li>
- NAT Traversal using STUN, ICE
- Session Border Controller Support
- Auto-Detect IP Address
- Manual DNS Settings
- Automatic Bandwidth Detection
- Preserving Bandwidth during silence periods
- Auto Update
- Provision accounts using DHCP server discovery
To find out more about the Bria Softphone and how it can work for you, contact a BCS representative near you.
CounterPath's eyeBeam 1.5
A multimedia communicator designed to enhance the user's communications experience in Voice over IP. Whether you are a consumer or Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) user, eyeBeam allows you to stay connected and manage your calls and availability with a comprehensive suite of carrier-grade Voice, Video, IM and Presence features.Whether you are having a simple voice conversation or hosting a conference call with multiple collaborative applications, eyeBeam offers users the ability to personalize your softphone and manage your availability.

Benefits
- Intuitive user interface makes it easy for both novice and power users to make and receive calls, initiate video conferencing, and communicate using Instant Messaging.
- Flexible skinning engine designed to give Service Providers and Equipment Manufacturers the ability implement a co-branded or private label solution to market.
- Rapid Market Deployment is guaranteed with eyeBeam's open standards based architecture that integrates with 3rd party platforms to make customer implementations seamless and smooth.
- Simplified integration with SIP and other VoIP applications allow for unique and customized deployment of multi-media capabilities or amalgamation with a service providers dynamic solution suite
eyeBeam 1.5 features:
- Open Standards based next generation telephony client
- Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) based signaling for all interactive media sessions
- Enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) for voice & video calls
- Security offering signaling & media encryption via TLS and SRTP streams
- Performance Management of the SIP end-point
- High Compression codec support
- Comprehensive Personal Address Book, including detailed calls lists and history
- Zero-Touch Configuration of your audio or video devices
- Microsoft Outlook® 2003 integration allowing users to import their address book into their eyeBeam contact list and dial directly from the application
- IM & Presence Management
- Multi-party and ad hoc Voice and Video Conferencing [IP & PSTN]
- Voice & Video Call Recording
- Detachable & Sliding Drawers for quick Video and Contact information
- Toast pop-ups allowing the management of incoming calls
To find out more about the eyeBeam Softphone and how it can work for you, contact a BCS representative near you.
X-Lite welcomes you to the world of softphones for FREE!
Combining voice calls, video calls and Instant Messaging in a simple interface, CounterPath's X-Lite helps you seamlessly transition from a traditional phone environment into the world of Voice over IP.

The latest release of X-Lite provides a completely redesigned interface that allows for a contact-centric or dialpad-centric user experience, or a combination of the two. It also provides you with some of the most popular features of our fully loaded Bria and eyeBeam softphones so you can take them for a test drive before you make your purchase.
Whether you’re having a simple voice conversation, saying hello to loved ones over video or chatting with friends over IM, you’ll soon see why having a softphone on your desktop or laptop is the ultimate communications experience.

Unlike many competitors' systems, Allworx gives you the luxury of choice in telephone technology.
What do you want from a phone…the ability to make calls over the Internet or a standard phone line? Flexible performance as a PBX or Key system unit? Portability between home, office and remote sites? Whatever you need, there is an Allworx phone to fit your need and budget.


